Inventor
HEATON MARK W
US24 patents
Patents
24 patentsUS6473274B1Oct 29, 2002
Symmetrical microactuator structure for use in mass data storage devices, or the like
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US7009748B2Mar 7, 2006
Resonant scanning mirror with inertially coupled activation
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US6758571B2Jul 6, 2004
Scanning MEMS mirror with reluctance force motor
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US6078476AJun 20, 2000
Twin head design for micro-actuator position sensing in a hard disk drive
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US6194892B1Feb 27, 2001
Integrated position sensor for a disk drive microacuator
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US6965177B2Nov 15, 2005
Pulse drive of resonant MEMS devices
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US6424486B2Jul 23, 2002
Method and apparatus for positioning a read/write head of a hard disk drive
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US6956683B2Oct 18, 2005
Pivoting platform having a piezoelectric drive
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US6751043B2Jun 15, 2004
Digital servo control system for a hard disc drive using a voice coil motor in voltage mode
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US7414503B1Aug 19, 2008
Torsional hinged device with improved coupling between a magnet mounted to said device and an electrical coil
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US6320721B1Nov 20, 2001
Method and apparatus for controlling a voice control motor in a hard disk drive
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US7239437B2Jul 3, 2007
Reduction of open loop jitter and control loop stabilization of a torsional hinged device by structural optimization
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC7 citations73
US7034415B2Apr 25, 2006
Pivoting mirror with improved magnetic drive
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC9 citations73
US6992422B2Jan 31, 2006
Position sensor for a pivoting platform
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC8 citations73
US6618217B2Sep 9, 2003
System and method for determining the position of a device
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC12 citations73
US6374481B1Apr 23, 2002
Method for making microactuator for use in mass data storage devices
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC7 citations73
US6708082B2Mar 16, 2004
System identification to improve control of a micro-electro-mechanical mirror
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC8 citations72
US6211638B1Apr 3, 2001
Method and apparatus for linearizing control of a reluctance force motor
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC14 citations72
US6535356B1Mar 18, 2003
Head lifter and method of operation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations63
US5952805ASep 14, 1999
Scheduled step time optimal motion control
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations63
US7126744B2Oct 24, 2006
Stabilization of closed loop operation of a torsional hinged device
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations62
US6964196B2Nov 15, 2005
Resonant pivoting surface with inertially coupled activation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations62
US6356418B1Mar 12, 2002
Silicon structural support of linear microactuator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations58
US7047097B2May 16, 2006
High performance controller for shifting resonance in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) devices
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